Category Archives: iphone

Halide vs ProCamera

Halide and ProCamera try to turn the iPhone into something closer to a “real camera.” They overlap a lot, but their design philosophy is very different. Think of Halide as the photographer’s minimalist camera, while ProCamera is the Swiss-army-knife camera app. Core difference in philosophy Halide: Designed around simplicity and photographic purity. Very clean interfaceContinueContinue reading “Halide vs ProCamera”

Why RCS Messaging on Android is a Mess

Because the modern world runs on three different layers that don’t talk nicely to each other: technology standards, carrier politics, and Apple’s walled-garden pragmatism. Let’s untangle it. First, what RCS actually is. RCS stands for Rich Communication Services. It’s basically “SMS 2.0.” Instead of old-school 160-character text messages bouncing through carrier SMS servers, RCS usesContinueContinue reading “Why RCS Messaging on Android is a Mess”

Favorite Apple Watch Apps

Ant Browser https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ant-browser-web-on-your-watch/id6686406542 uBrowser https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ubrowser-watch-web-browser/id6446579498 Watch Browser https://apps.apple.com/us/app/watch-browser-web-on-wrist/id6449152396 WristGPT: AI for Watch https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wristgpt-ai-for-watch/id6744564150 Petey – AI Chat https://apps.apple.com/us/app/petey-ai-chat/id6446047813 Aris Knowledge App https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aris-apple-watch/id6747596223 Stardate – AI Voice Notes https://apps.apple.com/us/app/stardate-ai-voice-notes/id6496679661 YouTube : wristTube https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wristtube-for-youtube/id6639600226 Instagram: Lens https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lens-for-watch/id1453244843 Stomp (Mastodon client) https://apps.apple.com/us/app/stomp-for-mastodon/id1670866247 Odous for Mastodon https://apps.apple.com/us/app/odous-for-mastodon/id6446084064 Flighty https://apps.apple.com/us/app/flighty-live-flight-tracker/id1358823008 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/oxpecker-for-mastodon/id6474893905 Reddit: Nano https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nano-for-reddit/id1344097185 RSS: News Explorer https://apps.apple.com/us/app/news-explorer/id1032668306 WhatsApp :ContinueContinue reading “Favorite Apple Watch Apps”

Android vs iOS

I just spent a week forcing myself to use the Pixel 10 Pro and honestly, I couldn’t wait to get my new iPhone 17 Pro. Tech reviewers hype up Android flagships every year, but they gloss over the little quality-of-life annoyances that, day-to-day, really add up. After a week on “pure” Android, I now getContinueContinue reading “Android vs iOS”